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    Turtles Hand Pies: Guest Post for Go Bake Yourself

    Published: Jul 24, 2013 · Modified: Sep 12, 2017 by Kim Beaulieu · This post may contain affiliate links

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    Cute little heart shaped hand pies filled with caramel, chocolate, and pecans. Then just for an added bonus they are then topped with more caramel, more chocolate, and more pecans. It's Turtles heaven in a little hand pie!

    Turtles Hand Pies from cravingsofalunatic.com- Cute little heart shaped hand pies filled with caramel, chocolate, and pecans. Then just for an added bonus they are then topped with more caramel, more chocolate, and more pecans. It's Turtles heaven in a little hand pie!

    So....

    whatcha been up?

    Me?

    well....

    just these....

    Turtles Hand Pies from cravingsofalunatic.com- Cute little heart shaped hand pies filled with caramel, chocolate, and pecans. Then just for an added bonus they are then topped with more caramel, more chocolate, and more pecans. It's Turtles heaven in a little hand pie!

    I know right!

    They are the bomb....

    dot...

    com!

    I freaking love these things!

    They are seriously addictive. I mean I barely got the little suckers out of the oven and...

    Turtles Hand Pies from cravingsofalunatic.com- Cute little heart shaped hand pies filled with caramel, chocolate, and pecans. Then just for an added bonus they are then topped with more caramel, more chocolate, and more pecans. It's Turtles heaven in a little hand pie!

    Bam, it got scarfed before it even cooled....

    or glazed, or drizzled. I could not help myself.

    Turtles are my weakness. I cannot resist them.

    If you're like me you're going to want the recipe for these bad boys. Well, today you can find the recipe over at Go Bake Yourself. And no, I'm not telling you off. That's the name of my friend Uru's website. She runs the most fabulous blog and she's still in high school people. When I was in high school I could barely do my homework, let alone run a popular food blog. She's amazeballs people. I could have never pulled that off at her age.

    Uru is writing exams right now so she asked for volunteers to guest post for her. Since I love her immensely I just had to offer up my services. I asked Uru if she had any requests and she asked me for something turtley. It's sort of "my thang". So I happily dove head first into these hand pies, literally, for Uru.

    You're welcome!

    Turtles Hand Pies from cravingsofalunatic.com- Cute little heart shaped hand pies filled with caramel, chocolate, and pecans. Then just for an added bonus they are then topped with more caramel, more chocolate, and more pecans. It's Turtles heaven in a little hand pie!

    Now get yer butts over to Uru's site to check out these Turtle Hand Pies. Make them immediately. Then send me a dozen.

    It's the least you can do since I dreamed up the recipe.

    See...

    I'm a giver.

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    Turtles Hand Pies: Guest Post for Go Bake Yourself

    These Turtles Hand Pies use pre-made dough filled with chocolate and caramel. Drizzle with more chocolate and caramel. Then finish them off with crushed pecans.
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time 15 minutes minutes
    Total Time 25 minutes minutes
    Author Kim Beaulieu

    Ingredients

    • 1 package of pre-made refrigerated pie dough
    • 1 package of caramel candies
    • 1 package of chocolate chips or wafers
    • ½ cup chopped or crushed pecans

    Instructions

    • Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F (204 degrees C)
    • Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
    • Roll out your dough onto parchment paper. Use cookie cutters, or biscuit cutters to cut small shapes. I did half with hearts and half with rounds.
    • For me this made 10 hand pies. So you will need double that amount of shapes since you have a top and a bottom.
    • Once you cut them out you can roll out leftover dough to cut more shapes.
    • Lay half of your shapes on top of the parchment lined cookie sheets.
    • Fill each pie dough with a small amount of chocolate, I used two wafers per pie. Don’t over-stuff or they’ll leak. If using chips I’d say use about 1 tablespoon per pie dough.
    • Add one to two pieces of caramel to each mini pie shape. I found cutting the caramels into smallish pieces really helps to keep them from getting too much height that it would be hard to get the top pie piece on later.
    • Now add about one to two pecan halves, crushed or broken into each pie dough.
    • Place your top piece of pie dough over top and smooth out.
    • Press down gently and then go around the edges with your fingers to press them tight so nothing leaks out.
    • Take a fork and press the edges again so they are tight. Go around the entire edge with the fork. Then poke little holes in the top of the pie dough so steam can release out the top as the cook.
    • You can brush them with egg wash if you like, I oddly was out of eggs so I didn’t worry about that.
    • You can also sprinkle them with sugar at this point if you like. I tossed some Demerara sugar on half of mine.
    • Place them in a preheated 400 degree F (204 degrees C) oven for 8 to 10 minutes.
    • While they cook you can prep some drizzle for the top.
    • Take about ½ cup of chocolate and melt it in the microwave (or use a double boiler if you prefer that method) for about 1 to 1 ½ minutes. Check and stir every 15 to 30 seconds since every microwave cooks differently. You wanted it melted and smooth for drizzling.
    • Take about ½ cup of caramels and melt them the same way. (If you over cook it try adding a touch of cream to loosen it up a bit.)
    • Crush some extra pecans, about ¼ cup, for tossing over top of the hand pies.
    • Once the hand pies are out of the oven drizzle them first with chocolate, then caramel. Now you can toss pecans over top.
    • Serve with big old Turtles smile!

    For other Turtley Treats check these out (you might want to grab a coffee, there's a lot of them):

    Turtles French Toast

    Tiny Turtles Cheesecakes (No Bake)

    Turtles Krispies

    Turtles Thumbprint Cookies

    Turtles Truffles

    Turtles Apples

    Turtles Tailgate Mix

    Turtles Cheesecake Pizza: Guest Post by Crumb

    Turtles Waffles

    Turtles Brownies

    Turtles Sweet Rolls: Guest Post by Frugal Antics of a Harried Homemaker

    No Bake Turtles Cheesecake

    Turtles Popcorn Gone Wild

    Turtle Popcorn

    Turtles Ice Cream Pie

    Turtles Banana Split

    Turtles Ice Cream

    Turtles Bark

    Um, apparently I have a problem.

    More of an addiction let's say.

    I want to care...

    but I'm too busy shoving Turtles Hand Pies into my pie hole!

    Toodles and smoochies! xx 

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    Comments

    1. Ramona W

      July 24, 2013 at 6:56 am

      Kim, I proclaim you to be the Queen of the Turtle Recipes! These hand-pies look great. I just came over from Uru's blog. 🙂 Great guest post. 🙂

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        November 23, 2013 at 2:30 pm

        Thanks Ramona. I love these pies. xx

        Reply
    2. CCU

      July 24, 2013 at 7:28 am

      Ngawww, thanks Kim for a brilliant guest post and such a sweet intro - I swear, I would kill for one of your pies right now. And by one I mean one batch.
      Thank you Turtle Queen!

      Cheers
      CCU

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        November 23, 2013 at 2:32 pm

        Thanks Uru. It was an absolute pleasure.

        Ha, I like the ring of turtle queen.

        Reply
    3. Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie

      July 24, 2013 at 9:20 am

      Enjoy that they are heart shaped too!

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        November 23, 2013 at 2:35 pm

        Thanks, I love my heart shaped cookie cutter.

        Reply
    4. Maureen | Orgasmic Chef

      July 24, 2013 at 9:50 am

      I saw these on Google+ and I want one! 🙂

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        November 23, 2013 at 2:38 pm

        Only one? Ha.

        Thanks Maureen. xx

        Reply
    5. john@kitchenriffs

      July 24, 2013 at 11:24 am

      Turtles R U!! Looks delish. On my way to check it out!

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        November 23, 2013 at 2:40 pm

        Ha, I love that. They are my weakness.

        Reply
    6. Emily @ Life on Food

      July 24, 2013 at 11:37 am

      Oh my goodness, yes! The bomb!

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        November 23, 2013 at 2:41 pm

        Thanks Emily. I love these things.

        Reply
    7. Colette (Coco)

      July 24, 2013 at 12:10 pm

      Kimmy, these are just TOO easy. OMG, can't wait to eat one, I mean make one. 😉

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        November 23, 2013 at 2:42 pm

        Thanks Colette. Only one? I ate 5, I'm an overachiever. Lol!

        Reply
    8. Ashley Bee (Quarter Life Crisis Cuisine)

      July 24, 2013 at 1:21 pm

      I sometimes wish I'd started my food blog in high school, rather than post-college, but then I remember what a terrible cook/baker I was back then. I melted a bowl in the microwave once, oops! hehe...

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        November 23, 2013 at 2:47 pm

        Lol, me too. Love it.

        Reply
    9. Kayle (The Cooking Actress)

      July 24, 2013 at 8:08 pm

      prrrreeeettttyyyyyyyyy!!!

      you DO love turtle sweets, hehee

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        November 23, 2013 at 2:51 pm

        Thanks. I really do. I sort of love them to bits.

        Reply
    10. Becca from ItsYummi.com

      July 24, 2013 at 9:45 pm

      So here's the plan, Lunie. You make up a batch of these INSANELY awesome looking turtley treats. Package them up nicely. Hop in your car and drive to the post office. Be sure to label the box with my real name, Becca... Last time someone tried shipping me a package with the name Beccalicious on it, the Postmaster kept it for "inspection" and it never appeared on my doorstep.

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        November 23, 2013 at 2:54 pm

        Ha, I think I ate all yours. My bad. When the bite club meets we'll have to make these.

        Reply
    11. Abbe@This is How I Cook

      July 24, 2013 at 11:29 pm

      You can make all the turtle recipes you want because I am an eager recipient. These look totally fabulous!

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        November 23, 2013 at 2:54 pm

        Ha, thanks Abbe. Turtles rule.

        Reply
    12. Debra

      July 25, 2013 at 4:31 am

      Love Uru and wishing her all the best for exams. My, my, that is a lot of turtle recipes, my dear! 🙂

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        November 23, 2013 at 2:55 pm

        Thanks Debra. I love me some turtles.

        Reply
    13. Terra

      July 26, 2013 at 11:06 am

      Oh girlfriend HOLY CATS!!!! I just licked my phone.....and drooled a bit!!!! Gorgeous, Hugs, Terra

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        November 23, 2013 at 2:56 pm

        Lol, your poor phone, I hope no one saw that.

        Hugs back at ya. xx

        Reply
    14. Laura

      July 31, 2013 at 10:57 pm

      Now I am hungry! Yum!

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        November 23, 2013 at 2:57 pm

        Then my job here is done. lol

        Reply
    15. Mallory @ Because I Like Chocolate

      October 29, 2013 at 5:10 pm

      You had to make them heart-shaped because they are just so lovely! Chocolate and caramel are my favourites!

      Reply
      • Rita

        November 23, 2013 at 1:05 pm

        How do I get the recipe for those turtle hand pies?

        Reply
        • Kim Beaulieu

          November 23, 2013 at 2:29 pm

          It's a guest post, there's 4 links to it inside the post, but to make it easier for you go here- http://gobakeyourself.wordpress.com/2013/07/24/guest-post-1-turtle-hand-pies/

          Hope you enjoy them. They're super delicious! xx

          Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        November 23, 2013 at 2:57 pm

        Thanks Mallory. xx

        Reply
    16. Cheryl S.

      January 10, 2014 at 7:27 am

      You had me at Turtle!!!!! I am getting this recipe and making these this weekend!!! I LOVE TURTLES!!!!! Oh and fried turtle isn't bad either.....lol Love the blog!!!!!!

      Reply
    17. Gail

      April 28, 2014 at 9:58 pm

      Hi Kim,

      I would love your Turtle a Hand Pie recipe but ever time I try one of the links to Uru's site I get a notice that it is private and I need a login and password.

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        April 29, 2014 at 2:16 am

        Well that's odd. I have no idea why it would do that.

        Try this- http://gobakeyourself.com/2013/07/24/guest-post-1-turtle-hand-pies/

        If it doesn't work I'll nab some time tomorrow to send you the recipe, or pop it up on my own site so you can print it. Hit me back so I know, and I'll make sure you get it.

        Reply

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